Department of Geosciences Faculty

Regular Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Lecturers

Emeritus Faculty

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Regular Faculty

• Charles Bickel, Professor of Geology
  
  B.A. Geology - Harvard College
  Ph.D. Geology - Harvard University
  
  Igneous and metamorphic petrology, lunar and extraterrestrial geology, geochemistry,mineralogy
  
  
• John Caskey, Assistant Professor of Geology
  
  B.A. Geology - Humboldt State University
  M.S. and Ph.D. Geology - University of Nevada, Reno
  
  Neotectonics, seismotectonics of coastal central California and Nevada
  
  
• David Dempsey, Professor of Meteorology
  
  B.S. Mathematics and Atmospheric Science, University of California, Davis
  Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, Seattle
  
  Dynamic meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, coastal zone systems
  
  
• Oswaldo Garcia, Professor of Meteorology
  
  B.S. Applied Geophysics, Columbia University
  M.S. and Ph.D, Atmospheric Science, State University of NY at Albany
  
  Physical meteorology, air-sea interactions, tropical convection systems
  
  
• Newell Garfield, Associate Professor of Oceanography
  
  B.A. Geology - Williams College
  M.A. Marine Sciences - University of Delaware
  Ph.D. Physical Oceanography - University of Rhode Island
  
  Hydrodynamics of coastal areas and current systems along continental margins
  
  
• Karen Grove, Professor of Geology and Oceanography
  
  B.S. Geology - University of Maryland
  Ph.D. Geology - Stanford University
  
  Sedimentation and tectonics, coastal sedimentary environments, Quaternary geology, ttectonic geomorphology
  
  
• Matthew La Force, Assistant Professor of Geology
  
  B.S. Geology - SUNY, Cortland
  M.S. Geology - University of Idaho
  Ph.D. Soil Science - University of Idaho
  
  Trace element biogeochemistry of wetland ecosystems, hydrogeology, soil science
  
  
• York Mandra, Professor of Geology
  
  B.A. Paleontology - University of California, Berkeley
  M.A. Geology - University of California, Berkeley
  Ph.D. Geology - Stanford University
  
  Micropaleontology, Societal problems of energy
  
  
• John Monteverdi, Professor of Meteorology
  
  B.A. Geology - University of California, Berkeley
  M.A. Geography/Climatology - University of California, Berkeley
  Ph.D Geography/Climatology - University of California, Berkeley
  
  Severe Weather, operational weather analysis and forecasting, synoptic and mesoscale meteorology
  
  
• David Mustart, Professor of Geology
  
  B.S. Trace Element Geochemistry-University of British Columbia
  Ph.D. Geology - Stanford University
  
  Experimental petrology, geochemistry, economic geology, and soils geology
  
  
• Raymond Pestrong, Professor of Geology
  
  B.S. Geology - City College of the City University of New York
  M.S. Geology (Civil Engineering Minor) - University of Massachusetts
  Ph.D. Geology - Stanford University
  
  Environmental geology, geomorphology, engineering geology, geosciences and the arts, multimedia in education, tideland studies
  
  
• Erwin Seibel, Professor of Oceanography
  
  B.S. Geology - City College of the City University of New York
  M.S. Oceanography - The University of Michigan
  Ph.D. Oceanography - The University of Michigan
  
  Coastal dynamics, interrelationship of the biological, chemical, geological and physical characteristics of the nearshore system, geophysical investigations, fresh water resources, marine geology, estuarine studies
  
  
• Leonard Sklar, Assistant Professor of Geology
  
  B.S. Applied Science - New York University
  B.E. Civil Engineering - Cooper Union
  M.S. Civil Engineering - University of California, Berkeley
  Ph.D. Geology - University of California, Berkeley
  
  Geomorphology (Fluvial, Hillslope, Coastal, Tectonic), Engineering Geology, Environmental Hydraulics, Habitat Restoration, GIS Applications
  
  
• Lisa White, Chair, Professor of Geology
  
  B.A. Geology - San Francisco State University
  Ph.D. Geology - University of California, Santa Cruz
  
  Micropaleontology , paleoceanography, stratigraphy, historical geology
  

Adjunct Faculty

• Geology
  
  
• Carol Tang
  
  M.S. Geological Sciences - University of Southern California
  Ph.D. Geological Sciences - University of Southern California
  
  Evolutionary paleoecology of Jurassic marine invertebrate assemblages of the western interior; late Cenozoic paleocanography sutides using stable isotopic and morphometric data from individual planktonic foraminifera.
  
  Peter Roopnarine
  
  M.S. Ocean Sciences - Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
  Ph.D. Geology -University of California, Davis
  
  Systematics, biogeography and extinction of chionine bivalves in the neogene of tropical America, shell morphology in the
  Nodilittorina ziczac (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) species-complexa.
  
  Meteorology

• Warren Blier, Adjunct Professor of Meteorology
  To Appear Soon
  
  
• Catherine Felton, Adjunct Professor of Meteorology
  
  B.A. Meteorology - Saint Louis University
  Ph.D. Geography/Climatology - University of California, Berkeley
  
  Physical Meteorology, Meteorological and Oceanographic Instruments
  
  
• Jan Null, Adjunct Professor of Meteorology
  
  B.S. Atmospheric Sciences - University of California, Davis
  M.A. Geography/Climatology - San Jose State University
  
  Weather analysis and forecasting, California and Bay Area weather and climate
  
  

Lecturers

• Tara Kheradyer, Lecturer in Geology
  

  Emeritus Faculty

• Jon Galehouse - appointed 1967; emeritus since 1996
  
  
• Stephen Kirsch - appointed 1965; emeritus since 1989
  
  
• Raymond Sullivan, Professor of Geology
  
  B.Sc. Geology - Sheffield University, England
  Ph.D. Geology - University of Glasgow, Scotland
  
  Appointed 1962.
  
  Biostratigraphy, petroleum geology, environmental geology, geological hazards, earthquake awareness
  
  
• John Tyler - appointed 1966; emeritus since 1992